Chapter Summaries

Naruto trained to recreate his earlier selfless state, then used his Byakugan and Formation Disk to probe the seal inside the moon. He found Kaguya still sealed and dormant.

• Naruto spread his perception across the Ninja World, prompting Madara to sense that someone was watching him and Sasuke and Hinata to notice Naruto's scrutiny at the Five Kage Summit.
• Naruto failed to re-enter the selfless state, accepted that the experience could not be repeated at will, and went to space to continue training.
• Naruto tried to sense Kaguya inside the moon but found that the Six Paths seal blocked his perception.
• Naruto used his Formation Disk and Byakugan to see through the seal, reached the dark space within, and found Kaguya still unconscious.

Naruto studied the seal containing Kaguya and began developing ideas for improving his own Sealing Jutsu. Meanwhile, Hinata grew furious after Naruto forgot their engagement plans, and she decided to take the initiative.

• Naruto examined Kaguya's seal, recognized its combination of consciousness, space, and reality seals, and withdrew when Kaguya spoke.
• Naruto began researching ways to imitate and strengthen the seal while Otsutsuki Toneri watched his training with the Tenseigan.
• Hinata waited several days for Naruto to contact her about their engagement, but Naruto remained absorbed in training and missed her messages.
• Hinata's anger sent crushing pressure through the Hyuga Clan compound, leaving Hiashi and the clan elders unable to approach her.
• As the elders pleaded with Hiashi to calm Hinata before nightfall, Hinata decided to take the initiative.

Hinata flew into space to bring Naruto back for a meal, while Konoha investigated her sudden departure and Sasuke helped Hiashi explain it as a mission to recruit Naruto for the coming war. Hinata and Naruto settled on a meteorite to barbecue, leaving her original purpose temporarily unspoken.

• Hinata used her Dōjutsu to reach Naruto in space and gently told him it was time to eat.
• The Hyuga Clan reported Hinata's departure, and Hiashi gave the arriving Anbu a cover story.
• Sasuke visited Hiashi on Tsunade's behalf and helped him prepare a public explanation for Hinata's absence.
• Tsunade learned Hinata had gone to Naruto and complained that everyone was a handful.
• Naruto transformed a meteorite into a pavilion and prepared a barbecue with Hinata.

Naruto used Impure World Reincarnation and the Rinnegan to restore Minato and Kushina to life after arranging for Orochimaru to release Kushina from the Akatsuki’s control. As Kushina got to know Hinata, Naruto prepared to answer Minato’s questions about the world they had returned to.

• Naruto tried to reincarnate Minato and Kushina, but only Minato appeared because Orochimaru had already summoned Kushina.
• Naruto summoned Orochimaru, learned that the Akatsuki needed Kushina, and made a plan with him.
• Orochimaru took Kushina to Madara Uchiha, who extracted the Nine-Tails' chakra before Orochimaru released the reincarnation technique.
• Naruto reincarnated Kushina and used the Rinnegan to restore both her and Minato to flesh and blood.
• Naruto welcomed his parents back and introduced Hinata as his wife, while Kushina eagerly questioned her.
• Minato noticed they were in space, and Naruto began brewing tea as he offered to answer his questions.

Naruto explained the current state of the Ninja World to Minato and Kushina, then trained outside the barrier and awakened his first divine ability. He discovered that his Kamui dimension had become a complete space and claimed the Uchiha Gunbai.

• Naruto told Minato about the Fourth Shinobi World War, his departure from Konoha, and his plans to intervene in the conflict.
• Naruto left the barrier to train, astonishing Minato and Kushina with his ability to stand in sunlight in outer space.
• Hinata told Minato and Kushina that Naruto was recognized as the Ninja World's strongest and called the Nine-Tails Immortal.
• Naruto absorbed solar energy and awakened the Dimensional Stomach, a separate space that could devour and store matter and energy.
• Naruto entered his Kamui dimension, found it had become a complete space, and drew the Uchiha Gunbai into his hand.

Naruto returned to Konoha with Minato and his wife after reshaping a space with his Formation Disk, then brought them to meet Hinata’s family and formally discuss marriage. The families gathered at Hinata’s courtyard, where Minato greeted Hiashi and Naruto left the elders to talk.

• Naruto reshaped the space with his Formation Disk, and Hinata joined him so the four could return to Konoha.
• Naruto took Minato and his wife to his small home, where they prepared clothes and gifts before visiting Hinata’s family.
• Hinata told Hiashi that they wanted Minato’s resurrection kept secret, and Hiashi brought his wife, Hinata, and Neji to her courtyard.
• Naruto brought Minato and his wife to the courtyard, where Hiashi recognized Minato and welcomed the couple inside.
• Naruto created a comfortable place for the meeting, then told everyone to sit and talk while he watched.

Naruto's and Hinata's families agreed to their engagement, while Naruto introduced Minato and Kushina to Karin Uzumaki and Shion at his home. As Naruto returned to studying sealing techniques, Madara Uchiha prepared for the war and anticipated fighting him.

• Minato redirected the gathering so Hiashi could introduce Hanabi and Neji, and both families agreed to Naruto and Hinata's engagement without setting a wedding date.
• Hinata's mother asked when she and Naruto planned to marry, but Hinata said she would let things take their course.
• Naruto brought Minato and Kushina to his home, introduced them to Karin Uzumaki and Shion, and explained the girls' pasts.
• Kushina cursed Kusagakure after hearing Karin's story, while Minato remained unconvinced that Naruto and the girls were only friends.
• Naruto returned to the World Tree to study Sealing Jutsu as the ninja began assembling for war.
• Madara Uchiha prepared for battle and looked forward to fighting Naruto.

The Ninja World prepared for battle while Naruto kept Minato and Kushina away from the fighting, then brought them and others to the moon to watch the war. Naruto decided he would stop restricting his parents after the war, and the Ninja World forces remained locked in combat with Akatsuki as Madara Uchiha held back.

• The Five Kage and village strategists prepared for war as elite Jonin led by Gaara, Kakashi, and Darui probed Akatsuki's strength.
• Minato asked Naruto to leave the base and observe the battle, and Naruto agreed on the condition that he would not fight.
• Naruto sensed that Minato and Kushina had rejected his hopes for an ordinary family life, and he transported them, Karin Uzumaki, and Shion to the moon before leaving them there.
• Naruto introduced Toneri as his good friend, and Toneri projected the battle for the group to watch.
• Naruto saw that Akatsuki and the fighters revived through Impure World Reincarnation were holding off the Ninja World's forces, while Madara Uchiha had yet to act.

White Zetsu infiltrated the shinobi army, leaving the allied forces unable to trust one another. A masked man calling himself Nine-Tails arrived at headquarters and used shadow clones to eliminate the White Zetsu across the battlefield.

• Shikaku and the other strategists learned that White Zetsu could disguise themselves as shinobi, while the army remained paralyzed by distrust.
• Tsunade asked Sasuke and Hinata to identify the impostors, but they explained that their dōjutsu required close examination; Hinata added that Wood Release chakra could disrupt White Zetsu transformations.
• The Kage considered asking Naruto for help, but Hinata knew he would stay away until Madara became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• A masked man calling himself Nine-Tails arrived at headquarters and offered to solve the problem, prompting the Kage to question his identity and abilities.
• The masked man used Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and sensory ninja soon reported that the White Zetsu had been dealt with and the First and Second Divisions could move again.

The Five Kage celebrated the masked fighter’s intervention while Madara Uchiha secretly prepared the Ten-Tails and the Akatsuki mobilized against the advancing ninja army. Jiraiya confronted Nagato, but after hearing the Elder Toad’s warning about the Ten-Tails, he resolved to stop its revival.

• The Raikage praised the Masked Man, while Hinata and Sasuke concluded he was not Naruto; Naruto also sensed the unfamiliar chakra from his training base.
• Madara Uchiha gathered Nine-Tails chakra as the ninja army advanced, unaware that he had already set his plan in motion.
• Obito sent Nagato and the Akatsuki fighters out to battle, with nine former jinchūriki and Mito Uzumaki among them.
• The Five Kage set out toward the front lines with Sasuke, Hinata, and the masked Nine-Tails, while Kakashi and the elite Jonin encountered Nagato’s forces.
• Jiraiya tried to persuade Nagato to abandon Madara Uchiha, but Nagato defended his belief that Madara could bring peace.
• The Elder Toad told Jiraiya that the Ten-Tails had devoured natural energy and enslaved humans, and Jiraiya vowed to prevent its revival.